Day5 Oct10 2023
Day5 Oct10 2023
Day5 Oct10 2023
# Day 5
1. In which Indian state would you find a giant statue off Gautam Buddha located in the
middle of Hussain Sagar
a) Telangana b) Kerala c) Maharashtra
Hussain Sagar is a heart shaped lake in Hyderabad Telangana belt by Ibrahim Quli
Qutub Shah in 1563 CE. A large monolithic statue of the Buddha erected in 1992
stands on a 15 feet tall concrete platform call rock of Gibraltar in the middle of the
lake.
2. Which ancient Indian text, considered one of the oldest sacred scriptures, is a
collection of hymns and chants?
a) Mahabharata b) Ramayana c) Vedas d) Upanishads
The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed
in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the
oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the
Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.
3. Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) approves to conduct Truenat test to
detect which infection?
a) Dengue b)Nipah c) Malaria d) Tuberculosis
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has granted the state permission to
conduct Truenat tests in certain hospitals, to support Kerala’s efforts to combat the
Nipah virus outbreak.
Truenat tests use portable, smart chip-based, battery-operated RT-PCR kits. Only
hospitals equipped with level 2 biosafety facilities, which have strict protocols to
prevent sample contamination, will be allowed to use Truenat test facilities.
4. Which city hosted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in September
2023?
a) New Delhi b) New York c) Paris d) Nairobi
Leaders from around the world gathered at the UN-hosted High-level Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) Summit in New York and endorsed a resolute political
declaration.
This declaration outlines their shared commitment to creating a sustainable and
inclusive world by 2030. Leaders reiterated the importance of the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda and called for swift action to implement the UN Secretary-General’s
proposal for an SDG stimulus.